SOLUTION: A rectangle has a length of 12 meters and a perimeter of 38 meters. Find the width of the rectangle.

Question 139123: A rectangle has a length of 12 meters and a perimeter of 38 meters. Find the width of the rectangle.
Answer by SnowXclouD(11) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First of all, you need to know the formula for a rectangle's perimeter.
Perimeter= 2length + 2width
You are given:
length= 12 meters
perimeter= 38 meters
-->Substitue in your information:
38= 2(12) + 2(width)
-->Simplify: 14 = 2(width)
-->Divide 2 on both sides: 7 = width
Therefore, the width of the rectangle is 7 meters.
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